MA H79

Bill

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a constitutional right to health care

Introduced
02/22/2019

In Committee
04/25/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Day of Stoneham (by request), a petition of Vincent Lawrence Dixon and Mindy Domb for a proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to establish the right to health care. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill proposes a legislative amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts to establish a constitutional right to health care. The key provisions include: (1) recognizing the right to health care for all individuals, and (2) requiring the state legislature to enact appropriate legislation to provide this right with equality for all. The bill also specifies that the roles and decision-making of all medical personnel involved in an individual's care shall be respected according to relevant medical standards, laws, and regulations.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Mike Day (D)*, Mindy Domb (D),

Last Action

Placed on file (on 04/25/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H79

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H79
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H79.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1124	To strengthen the PIP process	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1849	Recognizing pharmacists as health care providers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1914	To improve access to family physicians	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3388	Improving medical decision making	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H81	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office	No further action taken	Similar To
H82	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the term of judicial officers	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
H83	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings	No further action taken	Similar To
H84	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to define the succession plan for a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
H85	Proposal for a Legislative Amendment to the Constitution to Declare that Corporations are Not People, Money is Not Speech	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
H914	Alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1295	To reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2671	Similar To
S2211	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office	Placed on file	Similar To
S222	To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records	Accompanied a study order, see S2537	Similar To
S2447	Regulating central service technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S543	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S548	Expanding access to affordable telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S559	Relative to special education health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S561	Empowering health care consumers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S670	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S687	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S729	Relative to the closing of hospital essential services	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S838	Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1124

To strengthen the PIP process

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1849

Recognizing pharmacists as health care providers

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1914

To improve access to family physicians

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H3388

Improving medical decision making

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H81

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office

No further action taken

Similar To

H82

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the term of judicial officers

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

H83

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings

No further action taken

Similar To

H84

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to define the succession plan for a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

H85

Proposal for a Legislative Amendment to the Constitution to Declare that Corporations are Not People, Money is Not Speech

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

H914

Alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

S1295

To reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2671

Similar To

S2211

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office

Placed on file

Similar To

S222

To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records

Accompanied a study order, see S2537

Similar To

S2447

Regulating central service technicians

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S543

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S548

Expanding access to affordable telemedicine services

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S559

Relative to special education health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S561

Empowering health care consumers

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S670

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S687

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S729

Relative to the closing of hospital essential services

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S838

Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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